diff --git a/app/components/bike_logs.rb b/app/components/bike_logs.rb
index 1ebf97e..54a622a 100644
--- a/app/components/bike_logs.rb
+++ b/app/components/bike_logs.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class BikeLogs < Netzke::Basepack::Grid
       { :name => :start_date, :format => "g:ia - D, M j - Y", :width => 165, :default_value => Time.now.to_formatted_s(:db)  },
       { :name => :end_date, :hidden => true, :default_value => Time.now.to_formatted_s(:db) },
       :description,
-      { :name => :bike_action__action, :text => 'Action'},
+      { :name => :bike_action__action, :text => 'Action', :default_value => ::ActsAsLoggable::BikeAction.first.id},
       { :name => :logged_by, :getter => lambda{ |rec|
                                                 user = User.find_by_id(rec.logger_id)
                                                 user.nil? ? "" : "#{user.first_name} #{user.last_name}"
diff --git a/app/components/bikes.rb b/app/components/bikes.rb
index 9e6f42b..30dd873 100644
--- a/app/components/bikes.rb
+++ b/app/components/bikes.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Bikes < Netzke::Basepack::Grid
     # columns with :id set, have :min_chars set in init_component
     # See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17738962/netzke-grid-filtering
     c.columns = [
-      { :name => :shop_id, :text => 'Shop ID'},
+      { :name => :shop_id, :text => 'Shop ID', :default_value => Bike.last.id.to_i + 1},
       :serial_number,
       { :id => :bike_brand__brand, :name => :bike_brand__brand, :text => 'Brand'},
       { :name => :model, :text => 'Model',
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@ class Bikes < Netzke::Basepack::Grid
                   }
       },
       #needs to have type :action or else won't work in grid, because... netzke
-      { :name => "color", :text => "Frame Color", :type => :action, :editor => { :xtype => "xcolorcombo"}, :renderer => :color_block},
-      { :id => :bike_style__style, :name => :bike_style__style, :text => 'Style' },
+      { :name => "color", :text => "Frame Color", :type => :action, :editor => { :xtype => "xcolorcombo"}, :renderer => :color_block,
+        :default_value => '000000'},
+      { :id => :bike_style__style, :name => :bike_style__style, :text => 'Style', :default_value => BikeStyle.first.id},
       { :name => :seat_tube_height, :text => 'Seat Tube (in)'},
       { :name => :top_tube_length, :text => 'Top Tube (in)'},
       { :name => :wheel_size, :text => 'Wheel Size (in)'},
       :value,
-      { :id => :bike_condition__condition, :name => :bike_condition__condition, :text => 'Condition'},
-      { :id => :bike_purpose__purpose, :name => :bike_purpose__purpose, :text => 'Purpose'},
+      { :id => :bike_condition__condition, :name => :bike_condition__condition, :text => 'Condition', :default_value => BikeCondition.first.id},
+      { :id => :bike_purpose__purpose, :name => :bike_purpose__purpose, :text => 'Purpose', :default_value => BikePurpose.first.id},
       { :name => :owner, :getter => lambda { |rec|
                                               user = rec.owner
                                               user.nil? ? "" : "#{user.first_name} #{user.last_name}"
diff --git a/app/components/transaction_logs.rb b/app/components/transaction_logs.rb
index 076004d..c2adff9 100644
--- a/app/components/transaction_logs.rb
+++ b/app/components/transaction_logs.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class TransactionLogs < Netzke::Basepack::Grid
     c.columns = [
       { :name => :start_date, :format => "g:ia - D, M j - Y", :width => 165, :default_value => Time.now.to_formatted_s(:db), :text => 'Date'  },
       { :name => :description, :text => "Amount"} ,
-      { :name => :transaction_action__action, :text => 'Method'},
+      { :name => :transaction_action__action, :text => 'Method', :default_value => ::ActsAsLoggable::TransactionAction.first.id},
       { :name => :logged_by, :getter => lambda{ |rec|
           user = User.find_by_id(rec.logger_id)
           user.nil? ? "" : "#{user.first_name} #{user.last_name}"
diff --git a/app/components/user_role_joins.rb b/app/components/user_role_joins.rb
index 623aed3..fc22b3e 100644
--- a/app/components/user_role_joins.rb
+++ b/app/components/user_role_joins.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ class UserRoleJoins < Netzke::Basepack::Grid
       { :name => :name, :getter => lambda{ |rec|
                                                 user = User.find_by_id(rec.user_id)
                                                 user.nil? ? "" : "#{user.first_name} #{user.last_name}"
-                                              }
+                                              },
       },
-      { :name => :role__role, :text => "Role"},
+      { :name => :role__role, :text => "Role", :default_value => Role.exists? ? Role.first.id : nil},
       :created_at,
       :updated_at,
       :ends ]
diff --git a/app/components/users.rb b/app/components/users.rb
index 0109b4d..51c7d38 100644
--- a/app/components/users.rb
+++ b/app/components/users.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Users < Netzke::Basepack::Grid
       :first_name,
       :last_name,
       :email,
-      { :id => :bike__shop_id, :name => :bike__shop_id}
+      { :text => "Bike - Shop ID", :id => :bike__shop_id, :name => :bike__shop_id, :default_value => Bike.exists? ? Bike.first.id : nil }
     ]
 
     c.columns << :reset if can? :manage, User